CAC material must be found, on visual inspection by the supplier at the stage of production, to be practically free from the RNQPs listed in Annex 1 or 2 to Directive 2014/98/EU in relation to the genus or species concerned, unless stated otherwise in Annex 4 to that Directive

CAC material must be found after production, on visual inspection by the supplier, to be free from signs or symptoms of any RNQP listed in Annex 1 or 2 to Directive 2014/98/EU.

Visual inspections and sampling and testing must be conducted in accordance with the requirements specified in Annex 4 to Directive 2014/98/EU, in relation to the genus or species concerned, and category.

But paragraphs (1) to (3) do not apply to CAC material during cryopreservation.

In this paragraph, “practically free from pests” means that the extent to which pests are present on the propagating material or fruit plants is sufficiently low to ensure acceptable quality and usefulness of the propagating material.